Andres is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Financial Crime Specialist, Certified Blockchain Expert, Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator, and member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators who works within the AML Internal Control, International Banking for Scotiabank. Currently, responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of AML/ATF controls for International Banking business units through, specifically through the oversight of implementation of technology to meet AML/ATF & Sanctions Policy objectives. Andres has over 10 years of experience in Compliance and AML working within the financial services industry working on regulatory compliance effectiveness reviews, AML and fraud investigations, AML remediations, quality assurance program design and testing, training and strategy development, Centre of Excellence processes and AML internal control audits in Canada and international banking regulatory audit reports (Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Cayman, TCI, Uruguay and Central America).

John is Leader of the International Trade & Investment Law Group and Partner in the Litigation Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. He specializes in enforcement, disputes and compliance regarding economic sanctions, anti-corruption law, trade controls, defence goods, services, brokering and technology controls, blocking orders (Cuba), government contracts, and related national security matters. He has developed recognized expertise in advising on the intersection of Canadian sanctions, export and technology transfer controls, and anti-corruption laws with those of the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions. He is currently the Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee and Past Chair of the Export Committee of the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters. John regularly speaks at conferences and teaches intensive courses on economic sanctions, anti-corruption law and export controls in Canada and internationally. John is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law where he designed and is currently teaching Anti-Corruption Law and its Application in International Business, one of the first courses of its kind to be taught at a Canadian law school. He has testified before Canada’s Parliament on the enforcement of economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws, and many of his recommendations were adopted in the House of Commons report: “A Coherent and Effective Approach to Canada’s Sanctions Regimes: Sergei Magnitsky and Beyond.”